Analysis
NOT SATIRE: News.com.au’s headline: ‘Abbie’s Politics Goals Revealed’ is for a story about her having no political ambition
MEDIA WATCH: News.com.au has run a headline portraying the exact opposite of the full story. For the first time in DBT history, we are diving into some real news about news.com.au and Abbie Chatfield. The now deleted headline was: 'Abbie's...
Group travel photo shows no hint of the toxic arguments & power struggles that emerge anytime they’re trying to decide where to eat
PICTURE PERFECT: To the untrained eye, it looks like a group of happy friends enjoying lunch on their European adventure. But beneath the surface lies an intense power struggle that's been building within the group since their Euro adventure began...
‘Good looking, young groom finally decides to settle down,’ reports Murdoch press
TILL DEATH DO US PART: Media outlets under the Murdoch empire are today jubilantly reported the marriage of their spry, young-at-heart boss, Rupert Murdoch, who at the tender age of 93, has finally decided to settle down. At Murdoch’s exclusive...
#BREAKING: Scientists find traces of nutrition in McDonald’s fries after a mop was dried under fries warmer
MOPPING UP: In a groundbreaking discovery that's left the fast food industry in shock, a team of scientists has found traces of actual nutrition in McDonald's fries. The unexpected find comes after a restaurant worker was filmed drying a dirty...
LinkedIn adds new ‘Get A Real Job’ reaction button
GET REAL: In a bold move that's shaking up the professional networking world, social networking website LinkedIn has added a new reaction button to give users a broader choice beyond 'Like,' 'Comment' or 'Share.' "Our new 'Get A Real Job'...
“I’m honoured & humbled,” writes man on LinkedIn after appointing himself CEO of start-up he founded last week
HUMBLE BRAG: A local entrepreneur, thought leader and mentor has spent his Tuesday afternoon writing a 300 word LinkedIn post about how 'humbled' he is to get a new job. Mark Paluka has just announced himself as CEO of an...
Local couple hold wedding 800Km’s away, just to test how loyal their friends are
DESTINATION WEDDING: A large group of Sydney and Melbourne residents have reluctantly travelled north to Byron Bay for their friend's wedding. "To be brutally honest, none of us wanted to come," one guest told DBT. "And believe it or not,...
Local private girls school changes uniform to activewear “to prepare students for the real world”
ACTIVE WHERE? A private girls school in Sydney's east is raising eyebrows by its decision to ditch its traditional school uniform in favor of activewear. "We're keeping the same colours, but just modernising the uniform," says the principal of Ascham...
Lindt Balls overtake Ferrero Rocher as most generic, thoughtless Christmas gift
CHANGING OF THE GUARD: For the last decade Ferrero Rocher chocolates have been the number one go-to generic, thoughtless Christmas gift. But all that has changed with new data showing Lindt Balls chocolates have moved into the top spot. This...
“Sydney’s air quality is so poor today,” says man who takes a hit of his vape every 14 seconds
SMOKE & MIRRORS: Sydney’s air quality has plummeted due to smoke from a major bushfire burning more than 400 kilometres away in the state’s north-west. "All this smoke is so bad for my lungs," says local man Quincy Ryan. "I'm...
